Parachute.



A. WERTBPNY.

PARAGHUTE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 24, 1914.

Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

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A. WERTEPNY.

PABAGHUTE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 24, 1914.

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ALEKSANDER WERTEPNY, F BELFIELID, NORTH DAKOTA.

PARACHUTE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

Application filed August 24, 1914. Serial No. 858,207.

of htark and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Parachutes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in parachutes.

An object of the invention is to provide a parachute that may be attached to the body of a person in a quick and easy mannor and will effectively retard the descending velocity to obviate injury especially to aeronauts.

A further object of the invention is to provide a parachute embodying side wings that may be folded and brought to retracted position to lie juxtaposed to the body of the wearer and which may be folded to assume a minimum amount of space for purposes of shippmg or storing.

Vv'ith the above general ob ects 1n View and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and then claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application and to which reference is had herein by like characters designating corresponding parts throughout the several views; Figure 1 is a top plan view of the parachute with the canvas covering for one of the wings removed, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view on an enlarged scale of one of the wings with the canvas removed, Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of the waist-band, with the ribs broken away to illustrate the manner of holding the ribs in horizontal position, Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the center rib of larged scale of the rib hinged connection with the waist-band.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawings, the reference numeral 10 designates the waist-band portion of the parachute which is formed of two sections hinged together at their rear ends as at 11 and having an adjustable front strap connection 12. The waist-band sections 10 are preferably formed of sheet metal while the.

adjustable front connection 12 is formed of leather or other flexible material, and is connected thereto in any manner asshown in Fig. 3. The waist-band sections 10 intermediate their ends, are provided with rightangular leaf extension 13 constituting a cover for the ribs that arehinged to the bands 10 and adapted also to limit the ribs 7 in their upwardly swinging movement.

As shown in detail in Fig. 7, the waistband portions. 10 are provided with a plurality of openings through which freely eX- tend the shanks of headed bolts 14 carrying at their outer ends the bifurcated lugs 15 in which are hinged the inner ends of the Wing ribs 16 and 17. The ribs 16 and 17 are provided with openings 18 on a suitable arc, and through which extends the curved arm 19 loosely connected at its ends as at 20 to the outer face of the band sections 10.

The middle rib section 17 and the side ribs 16 carry bifurcated lugs 21 in which are pivoted the stretcher sections 22. A detail of these stretcher members is shown in Fig. 6 and each stretcher section is formed of two members connected together by the straps 23 and further provided at such connection with a coil spring 24 adapted to normally hold the stretcher arms in distended position as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

Means is provided to hold the ribs 16 and 17 in horizontal position and consists of a resilient arm 25 hinged at one end as at 26 to the leaf extension 13 of the waist-band section 10 while the other end 27 of the arm 25 is received in the cut-out portion 28 of the extension 13 and has secured thereto a cord 29 by which the same may be operated. The arm 25 is received in the cut-out portions 30 of the ribs 16 and 17 and by its engagement with the extension 13 will hold the ribs in horizontal position. A. second rope 81 has a double connection 32 with the stretcher sections 22 as indicated in Fig. 6, and by which chewing sections are collapsed. A canvas or other suitable covering 33 is provided for the wing sections.

With the device in operative position, the ribs 16 and 17 are limited in their upward movement by engagement with the leaf exsaid arm 25 Will be removed from the cutout portions 30. and move on its pivotal connection 26 to permit the ribs 16and 17 to swing on their pivots, as at 15, and cause the Wings to assume a normally vertical position adjacent the body of the Wearer.

\Vhile I have herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, 1 do not Wish to confine myself to the exact details or" construction shown, as various forms, modifications and arrangements of the parts may be made Without departing from the spirit and" scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is 1. In a parachute, a waist-band section,

Wings hinged to said Waistband, each Wingcomprising a plurality of ribs, stretchers at the outer ends of said ribs, and means for collapsing the stretchers to move the rib sections toward each other. a

2. In a parachute, a Waist-band, an extension carried by said aist-band, Wings hinged to said Waist-band, and comprising a plurality of ribs, an arm carried by said extension adapted to hold the Wing ribs in horizontal position, collapsible stretchers carried by the'outer ends of said arms, and means for collapsing the stretchers.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ALEKSANDER \VERTEPNY. 'Witnesses: I

H. A. M cKorF, A; SHOEMAN.

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